Cigarette supply clip or receptacle



Aug. 15, 1933. 5 WESTER 1,922,996

CIGARETTE SUPPLY CLIP OR RECEPTACLE Filed March 3, 1951 gm mutter 9 0 E/Weafer Patented Aug. 15, 1933.

PATENT OFFICE CIGARETTE SUPPLY CLIP on RECEPTACLE Charles E. Wester, Ironwood, Mich.

Application March 3,

I 3 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in article receptacles designed to facilitate the ready transferal of the contents thereof to a receiving receptacle andpertains particularly to a receptacle or clip for a plurality of cigarettes, so designed that the contents may be readily transferred to a dispenser.

The primary object of the present invention is to provide a cigarette package or clip of simple design and adapted to be made of an inexpensive material such as pasteboard, in which cigarettes may be packaged by the manufacturer and from which they may be readily ejected by the finger, into the receiving receptacle of a dispenser.

Another object of the invention is to provide an article of the above described character which has a discharge opening through which the cigarettes may be forced, which is normally guarded by inturned flexible flanges which prevent the contents of the receptacle from escaping accidentally.

The invention will be best understood froma consideration of the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing forming a part of the present invention with the understanding, however, that the invention is not confined to any strict conformity with the showing of the drawing but may be changed or modified so long as such changes or modifications mark no material departure from the salient features of the invention, as expressed in the appended claims.

In the drawing:-

Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a device embodying the present invention showing the same in position in the receiving end of the magazine of a cigarette dispensing device, the structure of which forms the subject-matter'of a copending application;

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view through the device; I

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a view of the discharge end of the device.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing wherein like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the numeral 1 indicates generally the package or article clip embodying the present invention and the numeral 2 indicates generally the dispensing device into which the contents of the clip are discharged, this dispensing device forming, as previously stated, the subject-matter of a copending application.

1931. Serial No. 519,890

The clip or receptacle 1 is preferably constructed of light cardboard and as shown, it is of fiat rectangular design. The front wall 2 is provided with the relatively wide slot 3 which is continued transversely of the type edge wall 4, as indicated at 5.

The back wall 6 has formed integral therewith a tab 7 which is substantially the same width as the slots 3 and 5 so that it maybe folded thereinto when the package is made up and wrapped for storage or shipment.

The opposite end wall from the wall 4 is entirely open and the adjacent edges of the front and back walls 2 and 6 have extended therefrom the flaps 8 and 9, respectively, while the adjacent edges of the side walls 10 have formed integral therewith the flaps 11. The flaps 8, 9 and 11, as shown in Figures 2 and 4 are bent to normally extend inwardly in convergent relation across the open end of the receptacle and as shown in Figure 2, they thus coact to retain in the receptacle the cigarettes 12.

In the use of the present cigarette supply clip or package in association with the dispenser 2, the discharge end of the clip is inserted into the dispenser in the manner shown and the pull tab 7 straightened out, as also shown. By grasping the dispenser 2 with the left hand and placing the index finger of the left hand in the upper part of the slot 3 against the cigarettes 12, and then grasping the tab '1 with the right hand and pulling the clip away from the dispenser it will be readily seen that the contents of the clip will be discharged into the dispenser in the manner illustrated.

I claim:--

1. A supply clip of the character described, comprising a flat receptacle having front and back walls, side edge walls and one end edge wall, the opposite end edge being opened throughout, a flap extending throughout the length of and projecting from the front and back wall at the edge of each adjacent the open edge of the receptacle, coacting flaps at the ends of the side walls adjacent the. open edge of the receptacle, 100 said front wall having a relatively narrow opening cut therein from adjacent the attached flap to and extending across the said one end edge wall, and a handling tab attached to the back wall at that end of the said opening which extends across the said one end wall, said tab being of substantially the same width as the opening to permit of its being folded over to lie therein.

2. A supply clip of the character described, 110 comprising a flat receptacle having front and back Walls, side edge walls and one end edge wall, the opposite end edge being open throughout, said front wall having a relatively narrow opening cut longitudinally therein from adjacent the open end edge of the receptacle to and extending across the said one end edge wall, and a handling tab attached to the back wall at that end of said opening which extends across the said one end wall, said tab being of substantially the same width as the opening to permit of its being folded over to lie therein flush with the adjacent walls.

3. A supply clip of the character described, comprising a flat. receptacle having front and back Walls, side edge walls and one end edge Wall, the opposite end edge being open throughout, a flap extending throughout the length of and projecting from the front and back wall along that edge of each which borders the open edge of the receptacle, coacting flaps at the ends of the side edge Walls which border the open edge of the receptacle, said side wall and front and back wall flaps being normally folded inwardly to prevent the escape of articles from the receptacle and said front wall having a. relatively narrow opening out longitudinally therein to facilitate the forcing of the said articles from the receptacle past said flaps, the flap at the edge of the front wall extending across the front wall opening.

7 CHARLES E. WESTER. 

